stretched
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The coronagraph woke up on Sept. 1 and stretched its digital, electronic, and mechanical "limbs" mid-month.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
DELHI—As an aviator, Smit Machchhar had piloted through an in-flight birth, turbulent monsoon skies and a high-wire landing in Greece that stretched his skills to the limit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Students who connect with a counselor early are far more likely to finish, and our counselors are stretched too thin to reach everyone who needs them,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
That also stretched the PBC’s gold buying streak to 22 months, according to data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of China.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
You slither out onto its snuggly warm blackness, and pretty soon you get so cozy and content lying there that you fall asleep, stretched out and snoring, even.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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